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Monday, June 4, 2012

Calderon Awards DEA Merit of Honor

Borderland Beat

DEA
Administrator Michele M. Leonhart became one of the first foreign officials in
history to receive Mexico’s Merit of Honor from President Felipe Calderon for
her leadership and commitment in supporting the Mexican Federal Police (SSP) in
combating organized crime. The ceremony took place in Iztapalapa, Mexico on
June 2nd.

SSP holds
this event every year to recognize Federal Police sacrifices and achievements
as well as new capabilities of this rapidly transforming institution. President
Calderon and the First Lady were in attendance, as well as cabinet members,
military leaders, state governors, the diplomatic community, media, and key
representatives from the private sector.

In addition,
President Calderon also presented awards to Colombian National Police Chief
General Oscar Naranjo, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald Noble, and Former
Commissioner General of Information, Spanish National Police Jesus de la Morena
for their commitment to battling organized crime worldwide.

“This is a
tremendous honor for DEA and represents our unwavering support and commitment
to Mexico in battling the world’s most ruthless criminal networks,”
Administrator Leonhart said. “Together we have shown that the rule of law can
prevail on both sides of the border and we look forward to continued joint
success in the fight against transnational crime.”

19 comments:

For all you who think the U.S. should mind their own business, there's your proof that the U.S. govt. Has a lot of business in Mexico......there's plenty of oil to steal from Mexico. We americans supply the weapons and let them kill eachother for a couple years then we go in and advise how to take care of the problem.........

Calderon is kissing obamas but for $$. I believe dea administrator position is appointed by executive branch. Also she is a minority female. Obama will trot her out to demonstrate to feminists and minority activists that he thinks females of color are better than men who aren't. She maybe gringa but she aint guerra.

The majority of mexicans want the war on cartels to continue. The left doesn't, they prefer to negotiate with the cartels like Chavez in Venezuela, that way the government can collect sort of like a tax on them. Calderon was right by taking the fight to the cartels. History will side with Calderon and not with the pundits! Too bad Mexico's Constitution doesn't allow re-election! Nor doesn't allow the death penalty against murders, kidnappers and drug traffickers, a necessary tool against the criminal element! Mexico will miss Calderon as president!

Wasn't this the lady that was boosting el chapos ego by officially saying chapo has won the drug cartel war in juarez i think chapo slipped a couple Benjamins in her bank account to officially stating that lol

06/04 9:05PM,Wow ur a fucking idiot! The problems in Mexico exist because the MEXICANS involved are greedy, selfish, pieces of shit! Nobody is forced to work in a drug cartel to murder, steal, kidnap, and extort the innocent! So, man up dickhead and open your eyes to the real problem...MEXICANS are killing MEXICANS for money!

Wow, thats a pretty ignorant remark, id say half the people who were killed didnt go line up and ask to be a sicario. I bet they had a loved one kidnapped murdered or extorted, thus bringin them in the equation. Plata o plomo doesnt just apply to corrupt authorities, but anyone who is confronted. And the us isnt the only country with drug abuse, its worldwide. Afgahnistan was ok, before the us wanted a peice of the pie and now the us military is the cartel there. Same with México. Infiltrate, dismantle, take over. Think about the Trojan horse. But what do i know, Im just a teenager, whose been researching this subject on both sides of the border.

Oh shit,heres all the crazy mexicans getting hysterical because of this.Fuckin funny,they really are more racist than many on here.Always with the anti US white rhetoric?Use that negative enrgy positivly,by helping your country and stop whining about whos fault it is.You know very well whos fault it is.Reap what you sow.Mexico been sowing this shit for a 100 years.